There’s new stirrings in the world of Doctor Who production, one being an official BBC search for new producers of an new animated Doctor Who series for Time Tots on CBeebies, and a much more tenuous rumour about discontent between Russell T Davies, a potential streaming suitor, and a push for a grittier, aged-up series. Join the Three Who Rule who cogitate on the possibilities of Doctor Who’s future, along with Big Finish news, the improbable return of 80s laff-fest Spaceballs, and Part One of our Classic Series Commentary for The Visitation! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who – The TARDIS is set to land on CBeebies Doctor Who pre-school animation: invitation to pitch Doctor Who Season 2 coming August 18 to DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook (UK) Report: BBC and RTD at ddds with potential new Doctor Who partner Excerpt from the new Fifteenth Doctor novel ‘Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box’, available now Big Finish Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Last Queen of the Nile, due Sep 2025 What if the Classic Doctors Regenerated like Modern Day Doctors? by Rob Ritchie Spaceballs 2 announcement Pik-Sen Lim died Commentary: The Visitation Part One
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Radio Free Skaro #1018 - Gallifroogle
Doctor Who Season 2, and the Ncuti Gatwa era, are over, Billie Piper is The Doctor (maybe?) and the Three Who Rule are left to pick up the pieces and look at the Doctor Who Unleashed – 20 Years in Wales retrospective, Amanda-Rae Prescott’s critique of the Fifteenth Doctor era for Den of Geek, more Dugga Doo shenanigans, a look at friend of the show Rachel Talalay’s use of the “oner” in the TV show Without a Trace, and more, merely setting the stage for the return of Fluid Links! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Steph de Whalley appearing at Gallifrey One Doctor Who Unleashed – 20 Years in Wales Season 2: Epilogue Amanda-Rae Prescott’s critique of The Fifteenth Doctor era A Tour of the Rani’s Bone Palace with Jonah Hauer-King Dugga Doo Jumps Into the Doctor’s Timestream Doctor Who and the Dugga Doos (Reconstruction) Rachel Talalay: How a One-er becomes Whatever: Without A Trace Who Me! by David J Howe due Oct 9 Doctor Who: Jubilee Paperback due Mar 5 2026 Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight Paperback due Mar 5 2026 Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster: 4th Doctor Novelization Audio CD – Unabridged due Sep 4 Big Finish Sixth Doctor Adventures: Bad Terms due Aug 2025 Prentis Hancock 1942-2025 Fluid Links
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Radio Free Skaro #1017 - Desperately Seeking Susan
It’s the end, but the moment is prepared for as Steven, Warren, and Chris give their varied takes on “The Reality War”, the final episode of Season 2 and the last bit of Doctor Who on our screens until we’re graced with The War Between the Land and the Sea, presumably later this year(?) A marathon session covering a controversial-ish regeneration, RTD’s storytelling habits, speculation on the Disney+ deal, further speculation on the future of Doctor Who and television in general, and so much more as the discussion spans more than two hours! Listen if you dare! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who S2E08 “The Reality War” Review Ncuti Gatwa Says Goodbye to Doctor Who Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa says final farewell to the TARDIS as the Fifteenth Doctor regenerates Doctor Who S2E08 Unleashed Doctor Who S2E08 Behind the Scenes “Doctor Who has ‘changed lives’ of LGBT people” The War Between the Land and the Sea teaser Lorne Balfe doing music for TWBTLATS, offering recording session viewing Doctor Who Unleashed: 20 Years in Wales airing June 7 at 7pm on BBC One, 6am on iPlayer Extract from the Fifteenth Doctor original novel ‘Fear Death by Water’, book out now Preview of new Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda adventure ‘Spectral Scream’, book out now Catherine Tate announced for Edmonton Expo Big Finish The First Doctor Unbound: Knights of the Round TARDIS due Sep 2025
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Radio Free Skaro #1016 - Bonestorm
It’s “Wish World”, the penultimate episode Season 2 of Doctor Who, but the moment has been prepared for! What did Steven, Warren, and Chris think of this lead-up to next week’s finale “The Reality War” and all the many campy bits therein? Will the Doctor regain his identity and crack the code of a 1950s inflected dystopia? Will Ruby work out the mystery of a forgotten world? Will Belinda get anything to do? Tune in and find out! Plus Barbie, Big Finish, and more! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who S2E07 “Wish World” Review Doctor Who S2E07 Unleashed Doctor Who S2E07 Behind the Scenes Varada Sethu Interviews Carole Ann Ford Dugga Doo full version Dugga Doo 24/7 Fifteenth Doctor Barbie due July Ruby Sunday Barbie due July Doctor Who Magazine 617 released Doctor Who: River Song Choose Your Own Adventure Hardcover due Feb 12, 2026 Big Finish Call Me Master: Monsters due September 2025 Big Finish Doctor Who: Alixion due September 2025 Bonnie Langford & Colin Baker answer Big Finish listener questions Big Finish: Star Cops – Conflict returns in 2026 Peter David died BBC arts broadcaster Alan Yentob dies aged 78
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Radio Free Skaro #1015 - Murder on the Dance Floor
It’s finally time for us to face up to the fact that the Eurovision in Space episode is here. So what did the Three Who Rule think of the glitz, glitter, and glamour of The Interstellar Song Contest? You may be surprised at the results! Join us as we muse over surprising cameos, the return of an iconic villain, and our descent into cynicism as we speculate on RTD’s current approach, the remaining two episodes and what lies in wait for Doctor Who generally. Plus minor snippets of news, missing episodes yelling, and more! Next week…Wish World, featuring both The Tripods and the Sandbaggers! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who S2E06 “The Interstellar Song Contest” Review Archie Panjabi joins Doctor Who as legendary character the Rani Radio Free Skaro #979, on the casting of Archie Panjabi Russell T Davies teases Wish World Richard Price behind the scenes bloot 1 Richard Price behind the scenes bloot 2 Doctor Who S2E06 Unleashed Special episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed announced celebrating 20 years of revival Doctor Who S2E06 Behind the Scenes Ncuti Gatwa did not announce UK jury points at Eurovision, Sophie Ellis-Bextor took his place Sue Malden on Doctor Who missing episodes at Film is Fabulous event Doctor Who’s next two series already written despite ‘Disney funding cuts’, reports The Mirror Jane Tranter on US co-productions The Happiness Patrol: Unhappily Ever After kickstarter from Cutaway Comics, threshold met
Radio Free Skaro is possibly the most popular, most prolific and charmingly irreverent (but never irrelevant) Doctor Who podcast around. Since August 2006, hosts Warren (in Vancouver, BC) and Steven (in Edmonton, AB) have provided listeners with their brand of amusing Doctor Who praise and punishment. A year later, Chris (also in Edmonton, AB) was added to the team, and The Three Who Rule were born.
Recommended by Doctor Who Magazine, Radio Free Skaro provides an entertaining and diverting listen for the diehard or casual Doctor Who fan. New episodes usually appear on Sundays, following a loose magazine format of the three hosts discussing the news and events of the past week in the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, and the Sarah Jane Adventures. They have also recorded special commentary podcasts for classic series and new series episodes of Doctor Who along with interviews of some of the brightest of the Doctor Who luminaries. Radio Free Skaro is also the official podcast of Gallifrey One, the world’s largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who convention.
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